Chapter 3997: Impact Versus Peak Immortal Grade Weapon

Lin Mu studied the ruler carefully and figured out its level. ’Peak Immortal Grade Weapon.’

His expression became slightly more serious. He had expected the Bone Ruler to be powerful, yet seeing the weapon’s complete form still exceeded his expectations.

What Lin Mu did not know was that the Bone Ruler was a special existence for the old man. It was not always such a strong weapon and originally had been a mere mundane bone. The elders who had suffered under his punishments knew the story quite well.

When the Head was just a new elder, he used to be quite cordial, but disciples used to take advantage of that and abuse his kindness. Eventually he had enough and was so furious that he picked up an oily bone from a tray nearby and started beating the disciple who had angered him.

And to set an example, he started to use the very same bone to beat others too. Partly it was so that he didn’t do too much harm, and partly to teach them a lesson. The disciples had no idea that, under the man’s regular and relentless use, the man would end up shaping it into a ruler and then comprehending the Dao of Discipline.

Later the bone ended up getting nurtured under the Dao of Discipline and over time, it had become a spirit weapon. But the elder kept on refining it over and over again, until finally it had been shaped into a ruler.

And right now Daoist Bone Ruler raised that very legendary ruler forged under the Dao of Discipline.

His voice echoed across the plains. "This Bone Ruler has disciplined generations of disciples within the Heavenly Stream Guardian Sect." His eyes became cold. "But many forget it has also crushed the bones of millions of enemies who dared to oppose the sect."

The surrounding elders became solemn while the disciples looked at the weapon with awe. Several older High Elders remembered its reputation with complicated expressions as the Bone Ruler had been a symbol of discipline within the sect for countless years.

To the disciples, it was a terrifying punishment tool but to the enemies of the sect, it was a weapon of war. And now it was being raised against Lin Mu.

Daoist Bone Ruler swung.

BOOM!

The enormous weapon descended and the sky seemed to collapse beneath it as the air exploded. Even space itself distorted around the ruler as immense force gathered along its length.

The ground beneath Lin Mu cracked before the weapon even reached him. Lin Mu’s expression became excited and his eyes gleamed.

"So this is the strength of the current Head of the Law Division."

The enormous ruler continued descending while Lin Mu slowly pulled his right fist backward. Immortal Essence began gathering within his arm. There was no dazzling manifestation like that of the Head and no complicated preparation was needed.

The energy simply condensed into his fist while his feet settled firmly against the ground. Then his waist rotated and his shoulders aligned as his body entered a familiar stance: The Mountain Collapsing Fist.

Lin Mu had modified the technique from its original version, and the first form appeared deceptively simple.

’Impact.’ To anyone unfamiliar with its deeper principles, it looked like a basic fist technique.

And that suited him perfectly as he had no desire to reveal more than necessary. The ruler continued descending. A hundred meters. fifty, then twenty and finally ten as the immense pressure pressed against Lin Mu’s body.

His clothes fluttered violently and the earth beneath his feet began sinking. Lin Mu remained completely still as the ruler came even closer.

Five meters.

Three meters.

One meter.

The Bone Ruler was almost touching him when Lin Mu’s eyes sharpened and his fist moved.

’"Mountain Collapsing Fist.’ He said inwardly from habit. ’First Form, Impact!’

BOOOM!

The collision erupted and for one terrifying instant, the entire world seemed to freeze. The enormous Bone Ruler collided directly with Lin Mu’s fist and a blinding explosion of light swallowed the area as a shockwave erupted outward in every direction.

BOOOOOOM!

The ground collapsed and the plains cracked apart while rocks were thrown into the air. The crater behind Lin Mu expanded as enormous chunks of earth were blasted away and the surrounding trees bent violently before being torn from the ground.

The disciples screamed as the terrifying shockwave reached them. Several High Elders immediately raised defensive barriers, but the barriers trembled violently. Even their expressions changed as the force produced by the collision was beyond anything they had expected.

Immortal senses were swept away as the energy fluctuations were so intense that ordinary perception became useless. Several High Elders tried to force their Immortal Senses through the explosion.

But they were immediately pushed back.

"What power!"

"I cannot see them!"

"The energy fluctuations are too strong!"

"Maintain your barriers!"

The disciples could only see a brilliant sphere of light where Lin Mu and Daoist Bone Ruler had collided. Within that light, two enormous forces were fighting for supremacy. The Bone Ruler descended with the full might of a Transcendent Immortal and Lin Mu’s fist rose against it.

Neither yielded and the collision continued producing increasingly violent shockwaves. The heavens shook. The earth trembled. Even the ancient formations surrounding the Mad Demon Depths began responding to the immense force.

Deep within the forbidden prison, countless prisoners looked upward in terror. They could not see the battle. They could only feel the terrifying tremors traveling through the earth. Some believed the Mad Demon had truly awakened while others thought the Heavenly Stream Guardian Sect was fighting an ancient monster.

Far above them, the battle between the mysterious Junior Elder Zhenyu and the Head of the Law Divisions had already reached a level where the surrounding region could barely withstand the aftermath.

And inside the blinding light, Lin Mu’s eyes remained bright.

For the first time since entering the Heavenly Stream Guardian Sect, he was fighting without pretending to be weak.

A grin slowly spread across his face as this was exactly what he had been waiting for. "This is fun."

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